Alex Callinicos
@alexcallinicos.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of European Studies, King’s College London. I write mainly about capitalism and its great adversary Marxism.
Alexander Theodore Callinicos is a Rhodesian-born British political theorist and activist. An adherent of Trotskyism, he is a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and serves as its International Secretary. Between 2009 and 2020 he was the editor of International Socialism, the SWP's theoretical journal, and has published a number of books. .. more
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Syria’s Kurds on the defensive as US turns its back on former allies
Forces who once helped Washington fight Islamists retreat following assault by Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government
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How Trump has thrown Syria’s Kurds to the wolves. www.ft.com/content/8591... Syria’s Kurds on the defensive as US turns its back on former allies
Italy’s general strike for Palestine • International Socialism
Italy’s wave of mobilisation and general strikes for Palestine in September and October 2025 was unprecedented. Millions of workers and young people stopped work, blocking roads, railways and ports ac...
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A very important article on the Italian strikes for Palestine by Lucia Pradella isj.org.uk/italy-strike...
US unveils national defence strategy to counter China in Indo-Pacific
New plan prioritises security in the region and a renewed focus on the western hemisphere
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… The NDS said the security and prosperity of the US were linked to America’s “ability to trade and engage from a position of strength in the Indo-Pacific”.’ www.ft.com/content/a015... US unveils national defence strategy to counter China in Indo-Pacific
No, the US under Trump is not retreating into the Western Hemisphere: ‘In a new national defence strategy released on Friday evening, the Pentagon said it would focus on defending the homeland — with a concentration on the western hemisphere — and on deterring China in the Indo-Pacific … 1/